Royal Saudi Air Force

The Royal Saudi Air Force is the air force of Saudi Arabia, founded in 1920. The RSAF was founded with the assistance of the United Kingdom, and the air force was armed by the United States during the 1950s after the USA and Saudi Arabia formed an alliance. The air force fought in the Gulf War, the war against the Islamic State, and in Operation Decisive Storm (during the Yemeni Civil War), using US-supplied planes. In 2016, the air force had a strength of 63,000 troops and 18,000 reservists.